Lifetime Achievement Award

• Vikki Carr: El Paso's bilingual superstar has won three Grammys and dabbled in pop, jazz and country. But she's arguably best known for her string of Spanish-language albums and 1991 chart-topper Cosas del Amor, a soapy duet with Ana Gabriel.

• Cheo Feliciano: The Puerto Rican performer has been exploring salsa and bolero sounds for more than five decades. Feliciano has an album of new material due in 2009.

• Astrud Gilberto: Long before "crossover" became a pop-culture buzzword, Brazilian singer Gilberto earned a 1964 record-of-the-year Grammy for her recording of The Girl From Ipanema. She has gone on to record in a variety of languages and genres, influencing artists around the world.

• Angélica María: Known as "la novia de México" (Mexico's girlfriend), Angélica María was born in New Orleans but made her mark in Mexico as an iconic singer and actress.

• María Dolores Pradera: The Spanish performer began as an actress before turning to music. She's found major success singing bolero, ranchera, ronda, fado and vals.

• Estela Raval: The blond diva has been recording pop and rock albums for five decades. She founded Los 5 Latinos, and the group recorded more than 20 albums.